Federation of State Physician Health Programs

FSPHP Homepage About the FSPHP State Programs Meetings Publications Contact Us	South Carolina Demographics and staff - member Program Name: Physicians Advocacy and Assistance Committee South Carolina Medical Association Address: PO Box 11188, Columbia, SC  29211 Telephone: (803) 798-6207 Fax: (803) 772-6783 E-mail: Hipocrates@aol.com sharkie@comporium.net Staff: K Michael Laughlin, MD, Co-Chairman Cathy Boland, Secretary Program structure The program is operated by: State medical society Do you have a formal contractual relationship with the state medical board? No Program services Types of disease, illness, or conditions monitored: Chemical dependency Behavioral health problems Sexual misconduct and/or boundary violations Services provided to which populations: Physicians - MD Physicians - DO Families of physicians Medical students Physician assistants Veterinarians Funding Please indicate the primary sources of funding for your program: State medical society Monitoring requirements Chemical dependency Length of contract: 5 years Random urine drug screen frequency: Year 1: 6-8 times per quarter Year 2: 3-4 times per quarter Year 3: 2-3 times per quarter Year 4: 1-2 times per quarter Year 5: 0-1 times per quarter Support (self help) group requirements: AA NA Caduceus Support (self help) group frequency: Year 1: 3 times per week Year 2: 3 times per week Year 3: 3 times per week Year 4: 3 times per week Year 5: 3 times per week Therapy or treatment requirement: Varies with individual contract Work or practice monitor requirement: Monthly report Other provisions: Require report from designated family doctor of any change in drug therapy or any controlled substance administration Mental health Length of contract: 5 years Support (self help) group requirements: Support (self help) group frequency: Therapy or treatment requirement: Individually decided Work or practice monitor requirement: Monthly report Other provisions: Please describe any other monitoring services provided: